algorithms

CM 153: Janelle Shane on How Artificial Intelligence Works

What happens when you teach an AI to write knock-knock jokes, recipes, and pick-up lines? It’s a rare week that goes by without someone talking about the power, and the perils, of artificial intelligence. But if you’re not an expert in machine learning, how do you separate fact from fiction? That’s where Janelle Shane’s expertise…

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CM 148: Adam Waytz on the Power of Human

What if the very tech that connects us is taking away our need to interact? Technology connects us to more people than ever before. Yet, as Adam Waytz, author of the book, The Power of Human: How Our Shared Humanity Can Help Us Create a Better World, points out, the data shows we’re interacting with…

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CM 128: Kartik Hosanagar On How Algorithms Shape Our Lives

Are we making our own decisions or are machine learning algorithms making them for us? Kartik Hosanagar, author of the book, A Human’s Guide to Machine Intelligence: How Algorithms are Shaping Our Lives and How We Can Stay in Control, explains that algorithms are merely a set of steps for making decisions. Yet he points…

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CM 085: Philip Auerswald on the Human Side of Code

Could our code be making us more human? When most of us hear the word code, we think of computer code — the digital instructions that drive our devices. But when Philip Auerswald hears the word code, he sees the instructions that drive the human race. Phil is the author of the book, The Code…

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CM 020: Martin Ford on Artificial Intelligence, Automation and the Future of Work

Artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation technologies are fulfilling (and surpassing) predictions from the most creative science fiction. While the possibilities are exciting, these changes force us to ask what this means for the future of work. What jobs will they replace? Which industries will they decimate? What impact will they have on how we live…

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